Post by Linna on Mar 1, 2009 22:11:35 GMT -5
These warriors are the guardians of the senshi. They cannot transform until their Senshi give them permission to transform, and their powers are slightly lesser then those of the Senshi. Zodiac Knights live to protect the Planetary Court and the Moon Princess/Prince. They develop a very strong bond to their Senshi, and are willing to lay down their lives for them without pause.
Every senshi will have a Zodiac Knight, with Moon having more. (Since Moon is the central figurehead, it's only fair they get a bigger posse, ne?) The Senshi/Knight paring is governed by the Zodiac Chart, and which planet rules what zodiac sign. Since the Zodiac Chart lists several planets ruling over more then one Zodiac Sign, we have taken the liberty to move the two "extra" signs to guard Moon. Honestly, Aries fit Mars better then Cancer did, and Virgo fit with Venus better then Gemini did. It just made sense. >_< Hope that's ok with everyone.
Because the planets and the zodiac are mapped from Earth, Earth has no Zodiac sign to rule over. This has left Senshi Earth with no Zodiac Knight to speak of. A separate "Guardian" spot has been left open for Earth following the cannon story line of Elios, the Unicorn that guarded Chibi-Moon and came from the legendary Earthen city of Ellysion where he guarded the Golden Crystal. This is filled by Aure, created by Steppy due to plans we had created in the first version of the Udara/Aure bond we worked on. We never got a chance to explore this story line and expand upon our ideas, but this RP has presented us the perfect chance! Again, hope that's ok with everyone.
While Senshi are born on their respective planets, Zodiac Knights can be born on any planet, but their birthday should be within their zodiac sign.
The Senshi/Zodiac Knight pairings are as follows:
Senshi Mars - Zodiac Knight Aries
Senshi Venus - Zodiac Knight Taurus
Senshi Mercury - Zodiac Knight Virgo
Senshi Moon - Zodiac Knights Cancer, Gemini and Libra
Senshi Sol - Zodiac Knight Leo
Senshi Pluto - Zodiac Knight Scorpio
Senshi Jupiter - Zodiac Knight Sagittarius
Senshi Saturn - Zodiac Knight Capricorn
Senshi Uranus - Zodiac Knight Aquarius
Senshi Neptune - Zodiac Knight Pisces
Senshi Earth - Priestess of Ellysion
A few rules and outlines to Zodiac Knights due to questions that have arisen:
1) A Zodiac Knight will not awaken before their respective Senshi will. For example let us say Mars awakens. The character that is to be Aries Knight will not explode into their transformation because technically a Knight cannot transform without given permission by their Senshi. However they will feel something odd. A sense, a tingle, whatever. When Mars and the character that is to be Aries are finally brought face to face, given the right circumstances, then and only then will Aries transform without verbal permission by Mars. This is only to show both Mars and Aries the identity of the Knight. From then on out Aries' transformation will be dependent upon permission by Mars.
2) A Zodiac Knight will not have more power then a Senshi. This is to keep the hero classes down to a dull roar. Yeah, the idea of Knights were too cool to pass up. And having personal bodyguards were a pretty cool idea too. But the Senshi are supposed to be the main power and the main heroes. They're technically the top of the food chain. The Knights are still important and highly respected in the Senshi's court, don't get me wrong! It's just.... they're still lower on the ladder. Hope that makes sense.
3) A Zodiac Knight can have any relation to a Senshi, and be any sex. There has been some confusion about the gender of the Knights because of the actual title of "knight". Sorry about that. T_T A Zodiac Knight can be male or female. They can have a sexual relationship with their senshi, or they can be related with their senshi. They can be brother and sister, cousins, best friends, twins, lovers, whatever you wish. The senshi can be a younger girl while her Knight can be an older man that is more like a sensei to her and a father. There is no stipulation on the pairings of Senshi and Knight relation. Hell... they can hate each other for the sake of comic relief!
Other questions can be asked below and I will add to these outlines as concerns are addressed. ^_^
Every senshi will have a Zodiac Knight, with Moon having more. (Since Moon is the central figurehead, it's only fair they get a bigger posse, ne?) The Senshi/Knight paring is governed by the Zodiac Chart, and which planet rules what zodiac sign. Since the Zodiac Chart lists several planets ruling over more then one Zodiac Sign, we have taken the liberty to move the two "extra" signs to guard Moon. Honestly, Aries fit Mars better then Cancer did, and Virgo fit with Venus better then Gemini did. It just made sense. >_< Hope that's ok with everyone.
Because the planets and the zodiac are mapped from Earth, Earth has no Zodiac sign to rule over. This has left Senshi Earth with no Zodiac Knight to speak of. A separate "Guardian" spot has been left open for Earth following the cannon story line of Elios, the Unicorn that guarded Chibi-Moon and came from the legendary Earthen city of Ellysion where he guarded the Golden Crystal. This is filled by Aure, created by Steppy due to plans we had created in the first version of the Udara/Aure bond we worked on. We never got a chance to explore this story line and expand upon our ideas, but this RP has presented us the perfect chance! Again, hope that's ok with everyone.
While Senshi are born on their respective planets, Zodiac Knights can be born on any planet, but their birthday should be within their zodiac sign.
The Senshi/Zodiac Knight pairings are as follows:
Senshi Mars - Zodiac Knight Aries
Senshi Venus - Zodiac Knight Taurus
Senshi Mercury - Zodiac Knight Virgo
Senshi Moon - Zodiac Knights Cancer, Gemini and Libra
Senshi Sol - Zodiac Knight Leo
Senshi Pluto - Zodiac Knight Scorpio
Senshi Jupiter - Zodiac Knight Sagittarius
Senshi Saturn - Zodiac Knight Capricorn
Senshi Uranus - Zodiac Knight Aquarius
Senshi Neptune - Zodiac Knight Pisces
Senshi Earth - Priestess of Ellysion
A few rules and outlines to Zodiac Knights due to questions that have arisen:
1) A Zodiac Knight will not awaken before their respective Senshi will. For example let us say Mars awakens. The character that is to be Aries Knight will not explode into their transformation because technically a Knight cannot transform without given permission by their Senshi. However they will feel something odd. A sense, a tingle, whatever. When Mars and the character that is to be Aries are finally brought face to face, given the right circumstances, then and only then will Aries transform without verbal permission by Mars. This is only to show both Mars and Aries the identity of the Knight. From then on out Aries' transformation will be dependent upon permission by Mars.
2) A Zodiac Knight will not have more power then a Senshi. This is to keep the hero classes down to a dull roar. Yeah, the idea of Knights were too cool to pass up. And having personal bodyguards were a pretty cool idea too. But the Senshi are supposed to be the main power and the main heroes. They're technically the top of the food chain. The Knights are still important and highly respected in the Senshi's court, don't get me wrong! It's just.... they're still lower on the ladder. Hope that makes sense.
3) A Zodiac Knight can have any relation to a Senshi, and be any sex. There has been some confusion about the gender of the Knights because of the actual title of "knight". Sorry about that. T_T A Zodiac Knight can be male or female. They can have a sexual relationship with their senshi, or they can be related with their senshi. They can be brother and sister, cousins, best friends, twins, lovers, whatever you wish. The senshi can be a younger girl while her Knight can be an older man that is more like a sensei to her and a father. There is no stipulation on the pairings of Senshi and Knight relation. Hell... they can hate each other for the sake of comic relief!
Other questions can be asked below and I will add to these outlines as concerns are addressed. ^_^